R60706 Alloy vs. Grade 704C Zirconium
Both R60706 alloy and grade 704C zirconium are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60706 alloy and the bottom bar is grade 704C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 5.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 48 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 67 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 92.9 to 99 |